§ 9-56-12. Solid waste fees for collection and disposal.

The following monthly fees are established for the collection, removal or disposal of solid waste:

	Fee
Residential units, including single-family dwellings, mobile homes, duplexes, triplexes, quadruplexes, apartment units with seven units or less, for each unit thereof*	$25.05
Additional carts for residential units may be leased for, each	$5.00
Apartment houses provided with non-mechanized collection, for each unit thereof**	$18.48
Apartment houses and mobile homes with centralized, mechanized collection for each unit thereof**	$12.02
Commercial businesses, churches, boardinghouses with three or more living quarters, and other institutions shall be charged the appropriate commercial rate based upon weekly containerized volume:
Gallons	Monthly Fee
0—180	$60.61
181—360	$114.95
361—780	$233.75
781—1,200	$317.35
1,201—1,800	$443.03
1,801—3,600	$726.55
3,601—5,400	$1,159.95
5,401—7,200	$1,592.25
7,201—9,000	$2,025.10
9,001—10,800	$2,451.52
10,801—12,600	$2,890.09

 

Notes:

* 1. The rate for residential units will automatically reduce to $22.80 effective July 1, 2013. The city council shall review this fee increase each year.

  2. Residents included in this category will be eligible for a reduced fee in the amount of $7.50 if they meet the following criteria: Head of household, have an active utility account in their name, are at least 65 years of age or 100 percent disabled and have a gross household income of $25,000.00 per year or less.

  3. Households qualifying for the reduced fee, which generate more waste than what can be contained in one 90-gallon garbage cart per week, may request an additional city cart through the cart lease program.

Option A:  The leased cart fee will be waived with the stipulation that the qualifying household must participate in curbside recycling each week. Should the qualifying household fail to participate in curbside recycling each week or fail to justify the need for the additional cart, the discount applicant will receive a written courtesy notice. Upon receiving three notices within one calendar year, the leased cart will be removed by the city or the household will have the option of leasing the additional cart at the normal monthly fee.

Option B:  Qualifying households in the discount program may lease an additional cart at the normal monthly fee without the mandatory recycling requirement.

** This item may be adjusted as necessary by resolution with a recommendation of the director of solid waste and approval of the city council.

This section shall become effective from and after July 1, 2010, as to coincide with the light, gas and water division's monthly billing cycles.

(Ord. No. 5707, § 15-12, 9-25-2018)